Valve.



R. W. ELDER.

VALVE.

APPLIOATION FILED Amma, 1908.

Patented Aug. 2,1910.

ROBERT W. ELDER, F FINCH, WEST VIRGINIA.

. VALVE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.-

i Application filed April 28, 190'8. Serial N o. 429,760.

To all whom- 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT citizen of the United States, residing at Finch, in the county of Ritchie and State of lVest Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Valves, of which the owing is a specification.

This invention relates to check valves for steam boilers and other uses, and the object of the invention is to provide a valve of this character which is extremely simple in construction, eflicient in action, and the parts of which are so arranged as to be readily detachable and interchangeable. i and other objects in view the invention res1des in the novel construction of check valves, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe check valve. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of' the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the valve cage. F'g. 4 is a similar view of a valve Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the valve seat.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 1. designates the upper section of the valve casing, 2 the lower section, and 3 the union connecting the sections. The section 2 is provided with an annular flange 4 adapted for the reception of the reversible valve seat 5 and also for engagement with the flange 6 of the union 3. The union 3 is provided with interior threads adapted for engagement with exterior threads provided upon the section 1, and by which the secs tion and union are connected.

The valve seat 5 comprises a central member, preferably cylindrical in cross section and provided with a central annular flange 6. The flange 6 is provided upon its top and bottom faces with packing rings 7, and is adapted to be positioned upon the flange 4 of the section 2, While the central portion or collar of' the valve seat engages within the bore of the section.

The section 1 is provided with an annular enlarged longitudinally extending opening 3 communicating with ber, and this opening is adapted for the reception of' a valve cage 9. The valve cage 9 is provided with an annular flange 10 adapted to be positioned upon the flange 6 of the valve seat 5 and to be retained in positionthereon by the threaded portion of the upper section 1.

The valve cage 9 is provided with a ver W. ELDER, a

lsection is provided with the bore of the mem.

tically extending bod portion provided with a plurality of having a head 12 also provided with cut away portions to assur a free passage of water through the cage to the upper section 1 of the valve casing. The head 12 is provided with a central opening 13 and the valve cage is adapted for the reception of the sliding valve 14, whichis adapted to be seated upon the valve seat 5 when the passage of t-he valve casing is closed as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The collar or central portion 5- of the valve seat is adapted to be positioned within the bore or open end of the valve cage 9, and suitable packing rings 15 and 16 are arranged between the lange of the valve cage and the pipe section 1 and the flange 4 and tlange of the union.

It 'will be noted that the upper portion of the section 1 is provided with a squared wrench hold 17 and that the inte-rior of the suitable screw threads whereby itmiay be readily attached to a section of pipe. The lower section 2 of the valve casing is also provided with threads 18 by -which it the inlet water supply pipe.

The improved device is adapted for use between a pump or an injector and a boiler and is adapted to prevent the outlet of steam from the boiler when the pump or injector is not working. 1With my construction it will be noted that a straight passage is provided between the pump and the boiler, Athe opening 13 being provided so as to direct a flow of steam directly to the center of the valve 14. It will also be noted by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings that the cut away portions 11 of the valve cage 9 do not eX- tend entirely to the flange 10 and this solid portion serves to keep the valve 14 properly upon its seat when the pump or 1njector 1s not working.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

l A check valve adapted to be connectedwith a pump or injector and a boiler comprising a pair of pipe sections having their openings arranged in a direct path, one of said sections having its opening enlarged adjacent one of its ends a valve cage within this enlarged portion, a reversible valve seat between the sections, a .union connecting both of the sections, the \-'alvecage being provided with a Hang-e and having its walls pro#- cut a ay portions 11 and Y may be attached to j vided with a plurality of longitudinally eX.- I

V:Sthe cage adapted to contact the seat and Witnesses tending `slots, the said slots terminating a In testimony whereof I aix my signature dlilstflnce-amraylf1 from tg: flange o the cage, in presence of two witnesses. v t e eado t ecage in provi ed wit a central opening, and a sli g valve within ROBERT .ELDER the non-cutaway portions of the valve cage W. J. WISWALL, v whenthe pump or injector is not working. W. J. GRIFFIN. 

